Gondia: A woman was accidentally hit on Saturday by a bullet fired by State Reserve Police Force jawans at a practice range in Chirchadbandh in Maharashtra's Gondia district.
"The woman is fine now and a probe has begun into the incident," said Superintendent of Police Mangesh Shinde.
"During target practice, one of the shots was way off the mark, crossed a mountain range and injured Varsha Patle in Sitepaar village. The incident happened at around 12:30pm," another official said.
"A team from Amgaon police station took the woman to a primary health centre. She was discharged after dressing," he said.
SP Shinde told the probe team will look into how the misfired bullet managed to travel 3 kilometres.
PTI
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